Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-17
DEDICATION OF HOPE MISSION,

The New Chapel on Lawrence Stree
| Formally OpeRed-The Exercises At
tending the Dedication.
Hope chapel, the gift of Dean and Mrs
Francis Wayland to the First Baptist church
of this city, was dedicated last evening
| There was an audience of about five hun
| dred, including some Of our prominent citi
| zens.
The chapel is a beautiful and roomy build
| ing, situated at the corner of Lawrence anG
Foster streets, in the midst of one of the
fast growing portions of the city.
The building is about 200 feet long and
is built of wood with slate roof. It contains
an audience room of good proportion, fur
nished with neat chairs. In the rear of the
platform is baptisterY, and on the platform
is beautiful chair the gift of the First Bap-
fist church. A brass rod and book rest take
the place of the old fashioned desks, and to-
gether with the beautiful chandeliers, set off
the room to the best advantage.
To the right of the audience room is a
beautiful parIor for the Ladies' Aid society
This room will be used Sundays by the in
FAINT class which numbers 100. To the front
of the building is Hon. Francis Waylands
Bible class room. In the basement are rob-
ing rooms, kitchen, pantry, steam heating
apparatus and other conveniences.
The chapel will be open hereafter every
Sunday at $3.50 for Sunday school services
and at 7:3O for preaching services. Arthur
S. Phelps, son of Rev. S. D. Phelps, will
fill the pulpit. On Thursday evening prayer
meeting will be held at 7:30.
The exercises of last evening were very
interesting, especially the historical address
by Hon. Francis Wayland
At the dedication exercises last evening
Hon. Francis Wayland, of the First Baptist
church, presided. After the preliminaries
Judge Wayland read history of the school,
It was in September, 1876, that branch
Sunday school of the First Baptist church
was started on the corner of Pearl and Plea
SAINT streets At the first meeting there were
but 10 attended. William O'Neil was the
first superintendent of the branch school,
In February, 1877, there was an attendance
of ". N. S. Bird succeeded Mr.. O'Neil as
superintendent. In 1877 the Ladies' Aid So
ciety was formed and this organization, the
speaker said, was one of the features of the
branch. The members labored hard and
faithfully and to them is due much of the
credit OF the success of the mission.
During the fourth year Mr.. Bird re-
signed, and Charles S. Churchill was chosen
his successor, who in turn was succeeded
by S. o. Preston, the present incumbent.
The last session of the school at the place
where it was first started was on January 49,
1881. The removal to o mission on Nash
street was made on account of the large in
crease in the attendance. This was in the
September following. At the first meeting
here in the new home was an attendance of
81. Here the school prospered. At this
time Rev. w. B. Vassar joined their ranks
and commenced preaching. Rev. R. NJ.
Stricken was the next pastor, and he was
followed by Rev. E. NJ. jerome. In the
spring of 'S4 Mr.. Jerome's health was poorly
and he resigned, Rev. G. B. Dickinson TAX
ing up the work The latter was succeeded
in the spring of 95 by Rev. F. B. Lynch, but
in the December following Rev. Mr.. Jerone's
health was improved so that he was able to
come back. The attendance kept increasing
until it became evident that other quarters
must be had. The work was contracted for in
February las. and here ID the result Mr.. Way
land thanked the clergy of the city, the
ladies of the mission, the neighbors and all
who had taken hand in the work of build.
ing up the mission. He then presented to
Deacon Anderson, as the representative of
the First Baptist church, the title deeds of the
new mission.
Deacon Charles B. Hanson in behalf of the
First church accepted the deeds. He ex-
pressed his gladness that it had been named
Hope chapel, as the name carried with it
such world of meaning.
Rev. DR.. Phelps, formerly pastor of the
First church, made some happy remarks, as
also did Mr.. Basserman.
Rev. Mr.. jerome made some very interest
ing remarks and extended congratulations at
the contamination of this glorious enter
prise. Rev. Arthur S. Phelps, son of Rev.
DR.. Phelps, was the next one to speak. He
is the newly appointed pastor of the mis-
sion. In him the mission will have q true
and hard working pastor, one who will al
ways endeayor to do all he can for the good
of his congregation. He made some excel
lent remarks. He was followed by Rev. w.
H. Butricks, pastor of the First Baptist
church. He expressed his thanks to Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayland for their gift.
Letters were read from several, regretting
inability to be present. They were: Rev. t.
II. Pattison of the theological seminary of
Rochester, Rev. R. NJ. Stricken of West Viz
ginia, Rev. G. D. Dickinson of Wallingford
DR.. II. NJ. Wayland of Philadelphia.